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politics16h ago
This 80-year-old Trump school pal is urging him to seize control of elections: 'He has to'
- Ticktin, an 80-year-old Florida lawyer and Trump ally, urged Trump to issue an executive order to take control of the midterm elections.
- Ticktin claimed foreign interests threaten U.S. elections and argued for public, hand-counted ballots.
- The article notes Ticktin’s outline and a 17-page memo circulating in conservative circles, though he and Corsi deny authoring the longer document.
- Trump has previously indicated a goal to prove the 2020 election was stolen, according to the article.
- Other Trump allies, including Michael Flynn and Jerome Corsi, have urged Trump to exert election control and discuss related measures.
- The piece emphasizes the clash between calls for strong presidential action and constitutional election oversight by states.
- The report cites Vanity Fair as the outlet where Ticktin discussed his views with Trump and other allies.
- The article mentions rebuttals and denials from Ticktin and Corsi regarding longer documents attributed to them.
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